Thursday, March 18, 2010

Brilliant!

1st Round2nd RoundField of 16Field of 8Field of 4FinalsChamp
M
I
D
W
E
S
T
(1) Kansas (32-2)
(16) Lehigh (22-10)
KansasKansasKansasKansasKansas


Duke

Tie Breaker: 151
(Total points
in Final Game)
(8) UNLV (25-8)
(9) N lowa (28-4)
N lowa
(5) Michigan St (24-8)
(12) New Mex St (22-11)
Michigan StMichigan St
(4) Maryland (23-8)
(13) Houston (19-15)
Maryland
(6) Tennessee (25-8)
(11) San Diego St (25-8)
TennesseeGeorgetownGeorgetown
(3) Georgetown (23-10)
(14) Ohio (21-14)
Georgetown
(7) Oklahoma St (22-10)
(10) Georgia Tech (22-12)
Oklahoma StOhio St
(2) Ohio St (27-7)
(15) UC San Barb (20-9)
Ohio St


W
E
S
T
(1) Syracuse (28-4)
(16) Vermont (25-9)
SyracuseSyracuseSyracuseKansas St
(8) Gonzaga (26-6)
(9) Florida St (22-9)
Florida St
(5) Butler (28-4)
(12) UTEP (26-6)
ButlerButler
(4) Vanderbilt (24-8)
(13) Murray St (30-4)
Vanderbilt
(6) Xavier (24-8)
(11) Minnesota (21-13)
MinnesotaPittsburghKansas St
(3) Pittsburgh (24-8)
(14) Oakland (26-8)
Pittsburgh
(7) BYU (29-5)
(10) Florida (21-12)
BYUKansas St
(2) Kansas St (26-7)
(15) N Texas (24-8)
Kansas St


E
A
S
T
(1) Kentucky (32-2)
(16) E Tenn St (20-14)
KentuckyKentuckyKentuckyKentuckyDuke
(8) Texas (24-9)
(9) Wake Forest (19-10)
Wake Forest
(5) Temple (29-5)
(12) Cornell (27-4)
CornellWisconsin
(4) Wisconsin (23-8)
(13) Wofford (26-8)
Wisconsin
(6) Marquette (22-11)
(11) Washington (24-9)
WashingtonNew MexicoNew Mexico
(3) New Mexico (29-4)
(14) Montana (22-9)
New Mexico
(7) Clemson (21-10)
(10) Missouri (22-10)
MissouriW Virginia
(2) W Virginia (27-6)
(15) Morgan St (27-9)
W Virginia

S
O
U
T
H
(1) Duke (29-5)
(16) ark/win
DukeDukeDukeDuke
(8) California (23-10)
(9) Louisville (20-12)
California
(5) Texas AM (23-9)
(12) Utah St (27-7)
Texas AMTexas AM
(4) Purdue (27-5)
(13) Siena (27-6)
Purdue
(6) Notre Dame (23-11)
(11) Old Dominion (26-8)
Old DominionBaylorVillanova
(3) Baylor (25-7)
(14) Sam Hstn St (25-7)
Baylor
(7) Richmond (26-8)
(10) Saint Marys (26-5)
RichmondVillanova
(2) Villanova (24-7)
(15) Rob Morris (23-11)
Villanova



Really, DUKE???? I just couldn't pick Kansas or Kentucky like all the other lemmings. Go Oregon -- Kyle Singler get it done!

UPDATE: I also couldn't figure out how to resize this image to get it all to show. So, this will have to do for now.

Depending on how my picks pan out, maybe I'll update this again in a week or so with the remaining portion of my bracket.

DUKE?


UPDATED UPDATE!!!!
Duke pick...Looking pretty solid right now! Nice work Blue Devils! Kyle Singler Oregon boy makin' good! Unfortunately for me though, a few of my other picks did not fare quite so well...so my best possible finish in the NCAA tourney pool is 4th. Yep, 4th, one out of the money. And we're not talking 6 pack beer money here -- 1st place in this pool takes home a solid $2G plus. Coulda come in handy right about now. 


There's always next year.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Filler


Derek Bockelman for Cole Surfboards and Naki Surf from jeremie brillant on Vimeo.


Not necessarily anything mind-blowing as far as surf vids go (I'm just too old to comprehend the skateboard surfing tricks) but...

I thought I'd post just for sole purpose of mentioning that wave from 1:02 - 1:15 -- how he does that huge stall to set up the barrel. Something I'm working on. Not in reeling overhead barreling waves, mind you, but just in the day-to-day stuff I surf, working more in tune with the wave rather than hightailing it out to the shoulder.

Nice job of avoiding other surfers on that wave as well, I might add. That is something I do have plenty of practice with. Blasted buoys!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

hands


I thought this was a great image. I pulled it off BogusBlog -- check the original posting and write-up of Pedro Duarte George, the photographer/artist responsible. Impressive work throughout -- but this one in particular definitely stood out.

I have great respect for people who actually build things, create tangible items, work with their hands. Maybe it's because mine spend most of their time just clacking keys on a keyboard. But I found this image very captivating, the juxtaposition of shaper and surfer, foam dust and sand, work and tan.

It made me want to go get my hands dirty. So I did, building (another) fence at the rental apartment. Now my hands are rough, calloused, and Selin doesn't like holding them.

The fence looks good. A little crooked though.